JASIN: Despite the drop in durian prices, the King of Fruits still became a target of criminals.
In a robbery at a durian orchard in Anjung Gapam, Bemban, three men armed with machetes held up two boys aged 17 and 18 who were on watch over the durian harvest at the orchard.
Jasin OCPD Supt Lee Robert said the robbery took place at about 11.30am on Saturday.
He said the robbers loaded four large baskets of IOI grade durians into their car before one of the victims confronted them.
“One of the suspects threatened the victim with a machete, forcing him to back away, while another robber escaped on a motorcycle belonging to the father of one of the victims,” he said on Sunday.
Supt Lee said a Jasin police team arrested four men, aged between 27 and 35, in separate raids between 12.30am and 7.30am on Sunday in Bertam Hulu, Kampung Paya Rumput, Masjid Tanah and here.
Police seized three mobile phones, the getaway car, the stolen motorcycle and a folding knife believed to have been used during the robbery.
It was believed that the stolen durians had been sold by the suspects.
